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Overview

Zing Recruiting, in partnership with a leading manufacturing company, is seeking to hire a motivated Welder to join their team. The Welder is responsible for ensuring the safety, quality, and efficiency of the welding process in a timely and accurate manner.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret blueprints or welding process specifications.
  • Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments using processes such as gas metal arc.
  • Operate cutting torches, grinders, and drills.
  • Examine welds to ensure they meet standards and/or specifications.
  • Other responsibilities as assigned by management.

Requirements

  • Minimum High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Associate's or Technical degree preferred.
  • Strong ability to multitask with attention to individual details.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in TIG, MIG, and spot welding.
  • Job task planning and organizing skills.
  • Working knowledge of hand and power tools.
  • Strong organizational skills and adaptability to constant changes in production.
  • Ability to read and understand English.
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Additional Information

  • Location: Oakland, NJ
  • Reports To: Floor Supervisor
  • Pay Rate: $25/hr+ (DOE)
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How this job compares in Oakland, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 31% below the $36/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, where the middle half runs $29–$40/hr across 78 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 10% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Oakland, NJ

Oakland, NJ is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 118 other active welding openings from 73 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

Zing Recruiting currently has 1 other opening live in New Jersey, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), Gpac (9), and Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Camden at $41/hr and Somerdale at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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